GRE Word List
AVOCATION
a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
The meaning of the word avocation is a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| trance | stupor |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |